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Can late storms make up for one of the driest periods in Northern California?
The storm monitor continues to point out favorable situations to deliver extra rain and snow to a parched California.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Extra moist climate is on faucet for the week because the Pacific storm monitor continues to favor a wetter climate sample for Northern California.
That is much-needed rain after Jan. and March 2022 ended because the driest on report for a lot of California.
The sample shift in mid-April introduced much-needed rain and snow however not sufficient to catch as much as massive deficits that grew by way of the top of the moist season.
The primary climate system to have an effect on the state will primarily hit Northern California late Monday by way of Tuesday.
It’s the weaker of the 2 climate makers and can ship round 0.10 – 0.25 inches of rain within the valley. The Sierra has the potential to see 4 – 12 inches of snow by late Tuesday.
A break within the moist climate comes early Wednesday. The second, stronger system arrives in a while Wednesday with the heaviest rain and snow on Thursday. Bathe possibilities linger into Friday.
Totals proper now for the valley are coming in round 0.50 inches over the three days. The Sierra may see 1 – 2 toes of latest snow.
Journey shall be troublesome on and off within the valley and the Sierra. Snow degree with every climate system shall be under the passes. Intervals of chain controls and gusty winds will make journey gradual within the excessive nation.
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake recorded in Malibu, California Friday afternoon
An earthquake shook along the Southern California coast Friday afternoon.
The earthquake reportedly occurred in Malibu, west of Los Angeles, at 2:15 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The temblor, which was recorded at a depth of nearly 6 miles, measured a preliminary magnitude of 3.5.
It was not immediately clear if there was any damage.
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California bomb cyclone brings record rain, major mudslide risk
An atmospheric river dumping rain across Northern California and several feet of snow in the Sierras was making its way across the state Friday, bringing flooding and threatening mudslides along with it.
The storm, the first big one of the season, moved over California as a bomb cyclone, a description of how it rapidly intensified before making its way onshore.
On Thursday, rain poured across the northern edge of the state, slowly moving south. It rained 3.66 inches in Ukiah on Thursday, breaking the record for the city set in 1977 by a half-inch. Santa Rosa Airport saw 4.93 inches of rain on Thursday, shattering the daily record set in 2001 of 0.93 inches.
More rain is due Friday.
“Prolonged rainfall will result in an increased risk of flooding, an increased risk of landslides, and downed trees and power lines across the North Bay,” the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office wrote in a Friday morning forecast.
After its initial peak, the system is expected to linger into the weekend, with a second wave of rainfall extending farther south across most of the San Francisco Bay Area, down into the Central Coast and possibly reaching parts of Southern California.
On Saturday, Los Angeles and Ventura counties could see anywhere from a tenth to a third of an inch of rain. San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties could see up to an inch in some areas.
A second round of rain expected to begin Sunday could be “a little stronger than the first but still likely in the ‘beneficial rain’ category,” the National Weather Service said in its latest L.A. forecast.
Chances are low of flooding or any other significant issues in Southern California, forecasters said, though roads could be slick and snarl traffic.
Staff writer Grace Toohey contributed to this report.
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